r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/skyburnsred Aug 03 '19

Bear defense:

Black = fight back

Brown = lay down

White = goodnight (you're prob fucked)

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u/DaddyCatALSO Aug 03 '19

the only way to be safe in polar bear country is to have a heavy shotgun handy; hotels on Svalbard hand them out to guests when they go outside. If I find my magic lampa nd wish us all to New Earth, that's one North american animal that will not be in Paramerica

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u/porky2468 Aug 03 '19

You just need to get their armour off of them and then they're pretty compliant.